It's between us.

Department of Memory transforms archives into living systems that are discoverable, beautiful, and built to bring people together.

The past is not behind us.

Your archive holds more than you know

The richer a collection grows, the harder it becomes to navigate. What was saved with care can struggle to reach who it was saved for.

We help you discover it—and help others experience it

We combine computational methods, close reading, and community engagement to make archives more navigable, inclusive, and beautiful than otherwise possible.

Red-orange floppy disk that reads "Case Studies"

Black-and-white image of Katharine Graham standing in a crowd.

Turning documentary filmmaking inside out

An ongoing project with the Kunhardt Film Foundation stands to change the way we experience history.

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President Obama standing with a farmer and his wife outside.

Building the most inclusive presidential archive of all time

In an archive with some of the most famous voices on earth, how do we ensure lesser-known perspectives don't get overlooked?

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Making history with America's elders

Building narrative infrastructure to ensure 230+ underrepresented elder voices reach their inheritors—online, on site, and on the dance floor.

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Turning documentary filmmaking inside out

An ongoing project with the Kunhardt Film Foundation stands to change the way we experience history.

Learn more

Building the most inclusive presidential archive of all time

In an archive with some of the most famous voices on earth, how do we ensure lesser-known perspectives don't get overlooked?

Learn more

Making history with America's elders

Building narrative infrastructure to ensure 230+ underrepresented elder voices reach their inheritors—online, on site, and on the dance floor.

Learn more

Turning documentary filmmaking inside out

An ongoing project with the Kunhardt Film Foundation stands to change the way we experience history.

Learn more

Building the most inclusive presidential archive of all time

In an archive with some of the most famous voices on earth, how do we ensure lesser-known perspectives don't get overlooked?

Learn more

Making history with America's elders

Building narrative infrastructure to ensure 230+ underrepresented elder voices reach their inheritors—online, on site, and on the dance floor.

Learn more

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Your partner in memory

Stories have the power to transform, if only they are shared. I founded Department of Memory to help organizations unlock the potential in the stories they've preserved.

Using bespoke computational methods and inclusive design, I turn archives of human experience into award-winning experiences that audiences discover and gather around.

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Department of Memory
chris@departmentofmemory.com